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ornithology iu the pages of our much valued contemporary 

 has led to a longer delay than was contemplated, but we 

 now resume the continuity of our notices of its good work. 

 In Part 2, Mr. J. H. Gurney gives an account of the behaviour 

 in life and the appearance in death of Scebglaux albifacies, 

 an Owl which is said to be nearly extinct in New Zealand. 

 Professor Newton follows with an interesting record of the 

 breeding of the Spoonbill in Norfolk as long ago as the reign 

 of Edward I. ; the bird being mentioned in the Patent Rolls, 

 under the date of March 22nd, 1300, by its ancient name 

 (Latinized to suit the language of the document) of 

 ''Popeler:" ''cognate with or corrupted from the Dutch 

 Lepelaar." In Part 3, Mr. Gurney has a suggestive paper on 

 the tendency in certain birds to resemble other species ; and 

 he afterwards relates the results of his ornithological experi- 

 ences in Switzerland, illustrated by a reproduction of Fatio 

 and Studer's map showing the distribution o£ Cyjjselus melba 

 during the breeding-season. Mr. J. E. Harting sends some 

 notes on Hawking in Norfolk, supplementary to his paper in 

 a former part of the 'Transactions^ (vol.iii.) and a communi- 

 cation of Mr. Southwell in vol. v. Mr. H, E. Dresser gives 

 a sketch of the affinities and distribution of some of the rarer 

 European Warblers, with special reference to the capture of 

 Pallas's Willow-Warbler {Phylloscopus pi'oregulus) at Cley in 

 Norfolk. A coloured plate of it, reproduced by permission 

 from the late Lord Lilford^s ' Birds of the British Islands,' 

 is added. The specimen is now in the valuable collection of 

 Mr. E. M. Connop, of Rollesby Hall. A list, by Mr. W. G. 

 Clarke, of the birds found in the neighbourhood of Thetford 

 occupies pp. 306-325. In Part 4, Mr. Southwell gives an 

 interesting account of Feltwell Decoy, and also of the 

 St. Helen's Swan-pit ; he further describes the acquisition 

 of one of the indigenous Norfolk Bustards, shot on Swaff- 

 hara Heath about sixty years ago. Mr. S. F. Harmer 

 describes some bones of a Pelican from the Cambridgeshire 

 Fens. In a valuable paper Mr. Gurney discusses at some 

 length the economy of the Cuckoo, and calls attention to 

 several important points which require further attention. 

 Amonir the minor notices are records of the occurrence of 



